It’s unlikely anyone will hear anything much stranger this year than BrhyM’s “Platypus Wow”. “Got webbed feet, rubber bill, fat-ass tail, furry chill,” a multi-tracked Bruce Hornsby mumbles to a peculiar accompaniment of squawking, cawing woodwind, adding “dark purple-green coloured fur/I’ll stick that ass with my poison spur.” Soon he’s quasi-rapping, joined by mournful strings, unpredictable piano runs and doo-wop harmonies, before concluding, “I light up the world, only for you.” The sentiment might sound Disneyesque, but Disney this is not. DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT ..read more

Nirvana‘s ambition, Dave Grohl tells Uncut’s Graeme Thomson in this new magazine, was to sell as many records as Sonic Youth and maybe be able to make enough money for the members of Nirvana to get their own apartments.  Of course, what happened with Nevermind surpassed that ambition, to put it mildly. When the album was released in autumn 1991, it sold enough copies for the band to be able to buy apartments for themselves, and in principle, one for everyone they’d ever met besides. Anyone acquainted with the Nirvana story will be aware of the complex and ultimately fatal relationship tha ..read more

Arooj Aftab has announced that her new album Night Reign, the follow-up to 2021’s Grammy-winning Vulture Prince, will be released by Verve on May 31. Watch a video for the lead single “Raat Ki Rani” below: Night Reign features appearances from Cautious Clay, James Francies, Vijay Iyer, Kaki King, Moor Mother and Chocolate Genius, alongside regular collaborators Petros Klampanis and Maeve Gilchrist. The album will be available on standard black LP, D2C exclusive purple LP and in a limited signed edition available exclusively on Aftab’s webstore, plus an exclusive silver LP available at indie r ..read more

Dickey Betts, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, has died aged 80. DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The news was broken on a post of Betts’ Instagram: “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) at the age of 80 years old. The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today at his home in Osprey, FL., surrounded by his family. Dickey was larger than life ..read more

We’ve just dispatched another top-quality issue of Uncut to the printers – if we do say so ourselves – and while we can’t reveal too much about its contents until next week, this playlist of our current raves should give you a few clues.  There’s more from the superb Beth Gibbons solo album; the auspicious return of Fontaines DC; a scorching live performance from Mdou Moctar; a new single from Cassandra Jenkins, one of the smartest new singer-songwriters of recent years; the first sighting of Eiko Ishibashi‘s latest soundtrack; Altın Gün’s last ever tune with singer Merve Daşdemir; and la ..read more

For almost fifty years as Tom Petty’s trusted guitarist, co-writer and co-producer, Mike Campbell helped shaped the course of American rock. First teaming up with Petty in Mudcrutch in the early 1970s, he was a constant in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as well as contributing to all of Petty’s solo albums. On top of that, his list of playing and co-writing credits is staggering: Campbell has collaborated with (deep breath) Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Aretha Franklin, Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, Tracy Chapman, Joe Cocker, Mary J Blige, Johnny Cash, John Prine and many more. He’s ev ..read more

Let It Be – director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film about The Beatles – is finally getting re-released. The film, which has been out of circulation for decades, will launch exclusively on Disney+ on May 8, 2024. DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The documentary has been restored by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production using the original 16mm negative and remastering the sound using the same MAL de-mix technology that was applied to Jackson’s Get Back series. Michael Lindsay-Hogg says, “’Let It Be’ was ready to go in October/November 1969, but it didn ..read more

As she celebrates the 60th anniversary of “Shout” with a new book and tour – and Glastonbury slot – Lulu talks Bowie, The Beatles and R&B DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Hi Lulu. How are you doing today? I’m good. So what are we talking about this time? You know me, I could talk forever! How about we start with current plans? I’m putting out a book that’s going to be, how can I say it, different. The same goes for my Champagne For Lulu tour in April. You’ll have never seen or heard me like this before. I don’t want to say too much, because I want ever ..read more

Can have announced details of the latest in their ongoing series of focusing on the band’s live performances. Live In Aston 1977 is set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on May 31 via Mute and Future Days. DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE You can hear “Vier” from the album below. You can pre-order the album by clicking here. The release follows Can Live in Paris 1973, the first of the series to feature the late Damo Suzuki, Can Live in Brighton 1975, Can Live in Stuttgart 1975, (Uncut’s Reissue of the Year in 2021) and Can Live in ..read more

Broadcast have released a previously unheard vocal take of “The Games You Play“, which you can hear below. DAVID BOWIE IS ON THE COVER OF THE LATEST UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The track is taken from Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009, which is released May 3 on Warp Records. “The Games You Play” is an unheard vocal version of an instrumental track called “DDL” which first appeared on the All Tomorrow’s Parties 1.0 compilation in 2001 and was subsequently compiled on The Future Crayon rarities album in 2015. You can read more about Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009 in the cur ..read more